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Forceful Breathing // The Story of 2020

by Kate Krontiris

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lyrics

Forceful breathing, chocolate milk
Stop the steal, count the votes
Bloody noses, drag the hair
Million MAGA, free and fair

Death threats, pepper spray
Peaceful protest, smoke grenade
Clean it up, thin blue line
Back the blue, stolen signs

She said, “Mama, I’m a love person.”
She said, “Mama, I love you from blood to flesh.”
My brown girl, can I protect you?
My heart aches, I can’t say yes.

Breonna Taylor, deadly force
Proud Boys, golf course
Four Seasons, open carry
Blocking traffic, car ramming

Social studies, ballot boxes
Pizza boxes, Boogaloo
Oathkeepers, III%
Patriot Prayer, Mountain dew

She said, “Mama, I’m a love person.”
She said, “Mama, I love you from blood to flesh.”
My brown girl, can I protect you?
My heart aches, I can’t say yes.

Revolt, tradition
Liberty, sedition
What’s yours is mine
Can’t run, can’t hide

Poll workers, PPE
Mask off, Detroit Will Breathe
Anti-mask, anti-vax
Lock and load, stand back

Stand by, civil war
Angry Viking, Parler
Inner tube, tear gas
Long arms, kill list

There were no arrests.

credits

released January 19, 2021
Songwriting and vocals: Kate Krontiris // @katekrontiris
Piano and music production: Evan Hillhouse // @evanhillhousemusic
Cello: Julie Carew // @juliecarew
Sound engineering and music production: Solo’s Beat // @solos_beat
Creative consultation: Sonia Rao // @soniarao

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Kate Krontiris Freetown, Sierra Leone

Singer songwriter.
Ethnographer.
Designer.
Mom of 2.
Wife of Moinina.

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